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Bulhak, Jan
(1876-1950)Views of old Danzig

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Views of old Danzig. 1920s. 16 vintage toned gelatin silver prints on heavy paper. Each circa 11 x 16 cm and reverse. Each with photographer's blind stamp in lower right corner, mounted to original cream card (minimal traces of use), each with number stamp in upper right corner of mount.

Jan Bulhak was one of the most influential figures in Polish photography during the interwar period, active between 1918-1939. He began photographing around 1905 and worked as an assistant to Hugo Erfurth in Dresden circa 1910-1911, before opening his own studio in Wilno (then Poland) in 1912. From 1919-1939, he lectured at Wilno University, where he also served as head of the Institute of Photography within the Department of Fine Arts. A crucial organizer in the Polish photographic scene, Bulhak co-founded the Wilno Photo-Club in 1927, and the Polish Photo-Club in 1929, where he served as chairman. He was widely exhibited, participating in 174 fine art photography salons both in Poland and abroad. Tragically, most of his negatives were destroyed during World War II, making surviving vintage prints exceptionally rare and seldom seen outside Poland. – Fine tonal prints in near excellent condition.